beef up

英 [biːf ʌp]

美 [biːf ʌp]

增加; 加强; 改进; 提高

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 改善；加强；改进；提高
  If youbeef upsomething, you increase, strengthen, or improve it.
  1. ...a campaign to beef up security...
     加强安全的运动
  2. Both sides are still beefing up their military strength.
     双方仍在增强各自的军事力量。
  3. ...a beefed up police presence.
     有所增强的警力

英英释义

verb

• make strong or stronger
  1. This exercise will strengthen your upper body
  2. strengthen the relations between the two countries
  Synonym:strengthenfortify

双语例句

• It demonstrates China's ambition to beef up overseas oil supplies.
  它展现了中国增强海外石油供应的雄心。
• Even though you might not have a ton of relevant work experience to put on the resume, you can still beef up your resume by adding personal projects on it.
  即使你没能有丰富的相关工作经历写上简历，你也仍能加上之前做过的个人项目来充实简历。
• He wanted me to beef up his training program since it was becoming too easy for him.
  他希望我加强训练计划，因为他觉得原计划已变得太容易了。
• He added if he himself does not have time to write, he might use a recorder to record his own life for someone else to prepare the scripts and beef up, and it will be in both English and Chinese.
  他补充说，如果他自己没有时间写，他可能用录音机录自己的生命为别人准备的剧本和牛肉，并会以英文和中文。
• Analysts expect Samsung to use that money for acquisitions that will allow the company to beef up in certain areas like software and medical equipment.
  分析人士预计，三星电子将使用这些钱进行收购，从而增强公司在软件和医疗设备等领域的实力。
• E.g.We need to find some new players to beef up the team.
  我们需要找新的球员来加强这个团队。
• I think I can beef up the reception a bit.
  我要增强一下信号接收。
• They decided to beef up the baseball pitching staff by getting new men.
  他们决定征选新人，来增强棒球队的投手群。
• Mr Obama has called for member countries to beef up the IMF to help it combat the global downturn.
  奥巴马呼吁各成员国为imf增资，以帮助其对抗全球衰退。
• I want to beef up my skill.
  我想要加强我的技巧。